Talk of school consolidations return at the state level

It’s hard to separate the sentimentality tied to your high school years from a fact-based discussion about school consolidation. But it needs...

Angelkeep Journals: Christmas golden corn weevils

In Christmas’s month, golden corn kernels supplied for hungry deer tended to be dropped in a more generous quantity. After all, even...

Letter to the Editor: Modern day vote buying

During elections in the early days of our country, less than honorable politicians would buy drinks at local taverns in exchange for...

Some ‘wonderful’ seasonal courtside observations

We all know a number of people who think March is “the most wonderful time of the year.” And now you have...

Wait. What words we wonder are ‘woke’

It all boils down to self-promotion, but I find it interesting nonetheless. The dictionary websites and a...

The Republican Civil War

That hissing sound heard all over Washington, D.C., recently was the air escaping from the MAGA 2024...

Trying to have some impact — locally and globally

Two weeks ago in this space, two local ladies were recognized for the difference they made in...

Let’s consider time, says the guy who lives with deadlines

Time, time time, see what’s become of me While I looked around for my possibilities I...

High taxes? Here’s a radical idea … or two

While reading the front page story in Wednesday’s edition about Ossian’s struggles with attracting and keeping police...

Preparing for the primaries

Res ipsa loquitur. That’s a useful Latin phrase meaning, “The thing speaks for itself.”